24 steel frets, smooth playing "shred" neck with a smooth neck to body joint, 1 or 2 humbuckers (preferably on the PAF to mid gain side), and simple controls, e.i. volume and tone knob, and either a locking trem, or something good like a Vega Trem. I bought my Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HH 2PT from Sweetwater with a "Plek" job, and then had a awesome Vega Trem upgrade with a few other awesome upgrades to it, this guitar along with my ESP LTD EC-1000 Evertune is pretty much I'll I will even need out of electric guitars for my life
Love seeing you also give some love to the TMP playing the Jackson through it. Whole demo sounded amazing. I'm not usually a Jackson fan, but I think I would like that guitar.
I'm glad my sister named my nephew after such a legendary guitar company. I'll have to see if I can get him one for one of his birthdays eventually. This guitar looks and sounds freaking sick 🤘😎🤙
😂 you introduced me to PRS, so now I just got a buzz seeing the thumb nail pic, Jackson was the brand I drooled over as a kid, so Ive always had one (good and cheap) at every stage in life🤘
So nice to wake up to some pure, unadulterated shred! The compound radius 12-16" Necks Jackson and Charvel are just so smooth and easy to play. The Seymours have such a classic sound too. I picked up a So Cal Charvel a few years ago and its my most played guitar now, 2 Seymours Distortions, 3 Way Switch and Coil Taps, Stays in tune so you can cover all the rock stuff and get a great bright 80's tone in the centre position, super versatile guitars. Being able to tap the coils is great to, expecially as some of the AX8 Presets get a bit hot with full humbuckers so you can quicly reduce the output if they are tickling into the red too much.
It wasn't the guitar I was interested in this vid, I could watch & listen to you play all day long my friend. While that Jackson seems great, your playing is extraordinary! 🤘
Mine is one of my favorites to play. People think I’m just shilling for them, but 🤷♂️ Usually I’m into EMGs, deep heel carves on set or neck through, but they just nailed this one
You need that guitar added to your collection Jackson looks good on you. I love Jackson guitars owned a few through out the years and the one I have left is an old Jackson SS.🤟🏻
You may be looking in the wrong places bro. This exact same guitar is going for A$2799 right now and we get ripped off in Australia because of import tax etc.
Love my 91 Jackson HSH Floyd in dark metallic teal.. you just breath on the strings ,.. so close to the fretboard with no buzzing whatsoever.. best 150 bucks ive spent on a guitar in 97. 🐈's From downunder love em... Looks like Leon does too 😅..
Leon, what kind of nut comes installed in that guitar? I wonder if Jackson sells them as a replacement part? the biggest issue I have with these guitars is the string angle because of the headstock spread. On a non-locking nut Jackson, the nut is extremely critical in maintaining a good string slot so the string doesn't pop up when bending or tremolo usage. As for the satin finish, I'm not a fan of them. The one I have shows everything anytime you play it because of your hand oils blending with the paint.
Aesthetically not to my taste (I don't like Jackson headstocks, which is stupidly subjective), but the tone overcomes that for certain. I'd love to hear this through your Fractal.
I’ve got a couple of Jackson dinkys from Japan and they are my ideal metal shred guitars. I’m thinking about getting a new American soloist but this would be cool. I’d get the Floyd one.
I've discovered that upper fret access is not about an extra 'comfort cut' at the back / the heel. It should actually be on the front where the lower horn meets the fretboard, because that is the part your fingers have to reach over.
@@rutger4131 absolutely, Rusty Cooley's Ormsby seems to negate the problem without this but only a few manufacturers seem to care about what guitarists actually need
hey LT.. I had a nice Soloist back in the day (late 80s) and I loved it.. but it's long gone.. so anyhow I doesn't look like this model has stainless steel frets which I'm now insistent upon having.. so if I want stainless steel frets I'd have to move up to the Jackson AM Series Soloist for an extra $600 (**ouch**).. anyhow great playing as usual and thanks for posting.
Oh man, Just the other day I was lamenting that the virtuoso series only came in a floyd! Gotta get me one of these Whats that riff starting at 3:35 though? Please tell me its a song, that riff is cool as hell.
It really takes only 5 minutes to block a floyd and have it function just as well as any fixed bridge. You do often pay a ~$100 premium for a floyd, but that's about it.
I do love this guitar, but am I being a pussy for not getting the Floyd with it. To be honest, restringing and readjusting Floyds for different string gauge or dropped tuning, gives me anxiety.
Way too much money for what it offers. Cheap matte finish, no binding, streaked ebony fretboard. The full on proper USA custom shop select SL2Hs used to be alot less money than these.
What makes a superstrat a superstrat for you?
When it's say's Charvel on it
24 steel frets, smooth playing "shred" neck with a smooth neck to body joint, 1 or 2 humbuckers (preferably on the PAF to mid gain side), and simple controls, e.i. volume and tone knob, and either a locking trem, or something good like a Vega Trem. I bought my Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HH 2PT from Sweetwater with a "Plek" job, and then had a awesome Vega Trem upgrade with a few other awesome upgrades to it, this guitar along with my ESP LTD EC-1000 Evertune is pretty much I'll I will even need out of electric guitars for my life
Gotoh 510, HSS, locking tuners, SUPER think neck with jumbo frets.
flat radius neck, 24 big ass frets, floyd rose, HH or HSS pickups
Definitely humbuckers, fast neck, ergonomic heel joint, cleaner looking, no pick gaurd!
Seeing Leon shred on a Jackson really made my day.
I love how they angled the nut slots to compensate for the diagonal string pull of the headstock. An excellent attention to detail.
Jackson just keeps killing it!
Love seeing you also give some love to the TMP playing the Jackson through it. Whole demo sounded amazing. I'm not usually a Jackson fan, but I think I would like that guitar.
Man, that guitar is so you! Love the mood lighting too. Rockin’
I'm glad my sister named my nephew after such a legendary guitar company. I'll have to see if I can get him one for one of his birthdays eventually.
This guitar looks and sounds freaking sick 🤘😎🤙
Thanks LT, I'm grabbing the white one, sick!
😂 you introduced me to PRS, so now I just got a buzz seeing the thumb nail pic, Jackson was the brand I drooled over as a kid, so Ive always had one (good and cheap) at every stage in life🤘
Same! i loved the old Jackson website
So nice to wake up to some pure, unadulterated shred! The compound radius 12-16" Necks Jackson and Charvel are just so smooth and easy to play.
The Seymours have such a classic sound too. I picked up a So Cal Charvel a few years ago and its my most played guitar now, 2 Seymours Distortions, 3 Way Switch and Coil Taps, Stays in tune so you can cover all the rock stuff and get a great bright 80's tone in the centre position, super versatile guitars.
Being able to tap the coils is great to, expecially as some of the AX8 Presets get a bit hot with full humbuckers so you can quicly reduce the output if they are tickling into the red too much.
Absolutely buttery!
Great demo and playing, as I'm considering this guitar.
bought my grandson a used entry level Jackson for $125 and it was shockingly rad to play! pickups were hot but still musical.
Sounds amazing Leon thank you for a great demo
It wasn't the guitar I was interested in this vid, I could watch & listen to you play all day long my friend. While that Jackson seems great, your playing is extraordinary! 🤘
Wow, thank you!
these look awesome. was hoping they'd put stainless steel frets on these ones though--otherwise looks great!
Great demo. Thanks, Leon!
man those cleans are to die for!!
I get to try the Red one today. Looking forward to it
Enjoy!
Nice playing!! Sounds great!!
Mine is one of my favorites to play. People think I’m just shilling for them, but 🤷♂️ Usually I’m into EMGs, deep heel carves on set or neck through, but they just nailed this one
It's a pretty basic recipe executed well hey. It would be cool to see them do a Baritone version at some point for lower tunings!
The question is… virtuoso or sl2mg?
You need that guitar added to your collection Jackson looks good on you. I love Jackson guitars owned a few through out the years and the one I have left is an old Jackson SS.🤟🏻
Nice video Leon, the neck bolt on reminds me of the early 90's Heartfield Talon's.
I used to have a blue fender talon in blue when i was like 14 !
Jackson has really gotten insanely expensive...like 4000€-6000€ for a regular USA made...2500€ for a bare bone guitar...WTF...
Yep. I love these Virtuosos, but everytime I wanna get one I end up getting a used E-II/ESP or Ibby prestige for way less 😂
Insane when you can get more and better specs at even half that price 😂😂
You may be looking in the wrong places bro. This exact same guitar is going for A$2799 right now and we get ripped off in Australia because of import tax etc.
Better buy a PRS SE
I dont want a grandpa guitar@@alexdenton6586
The only thing I'd change: invert the headstock.
Reverse is the way!
😊 Gun for hire type of 6-string.
I hear some "Black the Sky" !
I have the one with the trem. Next is the soloist sl2mg hard tail.
Love my 91 Jackson HSH Floyd in dark metallic teal.. you just breath on the strings ,.. so close to the fretboard with no buzzing whatsoever.. best 150 bucks ive spent on a guitar in 97. 🐈's From downunder love em... Looks like Leon does too 😅..
😍
Would like to see Jackson/Charvel/Fender adopting a Vegatrem 💖
Leon, what kind of nut comes installed in that guitar? I wonder if Jackson sells them as a replacement part? the biggest issue I have with these guitars is the string angle because of the headstock spread. On a non-locking nut Jackson, the nut is extremely critical in maintaining a good string slot so the string doesn't pop up when bending or tremolo usage.
As for the satin finish, I'm not a fan of them. The one I have shows everything anytime you play it because of your hand oils blending with the paint.
I’m quite the old stick in the mud.
A Jackson isn’t a Jackson unless it’s got sharkfin inlays, binding, and a trem.
Fucking Shredding Yes, Cheers from Florida
Gone to the dark side you have. :-)
Aesthetically not to my taste (I don't like Jackson headstocks, which is stupidly subjective), but the tone overcomes that for certain. I'd love to hear this through your Fractal.
I’ve got a couple of Jackson dinkys from Japan and they are my ideal metal shred guitars. I’m thinking about getting a new American soloist but this would be cool. I’d get the Floyd one.
Pretty sure the dinky and virtuoso are the same body shape
Even looks like there is access right up to the 24th fret which is an afterthought for a lot of guitar manufacturers
I've discovered that upper fret access is not about an extra 'comfort cut' at the back / the heel. It should actually be on the front where the lower horn meets the fretboard, because that is the part your fingers have to reach over.
@@rutger4131 absolutely, Rusty Cooley's Ormsby seems to negate the problem without this but only a few manufacturers seem to care about what guitarists actually need
Psalm of Lydia riff never gets old.
King Loomis
Some things get vintage instead of old.
A superstrat without a bar just seems strange to me, but it's good to have options.
hey LT.. I had a nice Soloist back in the day (late 80s) and I loved it.. but it's long gone.. so anyhow I doesn't look like this model has stainless steel frets which I'm now insistent upon having.. so if I want stainless steel frets I'd have to move up to the Jackson AM Series Soloist for an extra $600 (**ouch**).. anyhow great playing as usual and thanks for posting.
Normalize stainless steel frets!
@@LeonTodd I agree.. I just made the switch about 3-4 years ago and there's no looking back.
Dimarzio’s and a Kahler , then a Bigsby and Fishmen Moderns 😅
Hey mate, would a Suhr modern be up your alley?
Absolutely
PGM mikro!!!
Oh man, Just the other day I was lamenting that the virtuoso series only came in a floyd! Gotta get me one of these
Whats that riff starting at 3:35 though? Please tell me its a song, that riff is cool as hell.
Cheers! Ragdoll - heaven above
It really takes only 5 minutes to block a floyd and have it function just as well as any fixed bridge. You do often pay a ~$100 premium for a floyd, but that's about it.
They gonna make a custom Australian Virtuoso for you? 😄
The "Yeah mate close enough" model 🤣
@@LeonTodd 🤣🤣🤣
why does the jackson look so small on you? how tall are you man?
186cm or 6'1"
I just think the headstock looks weird without a truss rod cover. Strange that something that small is so off-putting to me.
The devil is in the details right?
sounds like a JB pickup set. Cleans arent to my taste. Reverse headstock would make it more betterer.
I do love this guitar, but am I being a pussy for not getting the Floyd with it. To be honest, restringing and readjusting Floyds for different string gauge or dropped tuning, gives me anxiety.
All the things you like about this design with none of the things you dislike about Floyd's? Win/win!
Big pros and big cons with that one. Bolt-on and matte finish are unacceptable here.
Way too much money for what it offers. Cheap matte finish, no binding, streaked ebony fretboard. The full on proper USA custom shop select SL2Hs used to be alot less money than these.